Weebly.com

Weebly is a functional and one of the easiest website builders to use. Whether you are a beginner or advanced user Weebly has interesting functions for both.

A bit of history

Founded in 2007 with a head office in San Francisco, Weebly was designed to give users an opportunity to build websites without HTML knowledge, make website building an easy process. During these years Weebly helped millions of users to create a website just in some clicks. The new updates in May 2013 added even more features and brought Weebly to the top positions in different website ratings.

Undeniable advantages

When creating a website you want the process to be simple, fast and the results astonishing. Weebly gives you all this. It has WYSIWYG editor, meaning you build the website from the blocks offered and see the website the way it will be published. The user interface is very intuitive so even if you are building your first website you can do it without any specific knowledge. Besides, on official page you will find very helpful information and instructional materials.

Weebly offers you hundreds of ready designs – from simple to unique. You can also change or customize the designs with their HTML / CSS editor. One more option you can have with Weebly is third party templates that you can buy in the online store at very affordable prices.

One more interesting function is “Mobile Optimization” which fits your website to a mobile phone display.

Weebly also has an easy blogging function that allows making your website a blog, adding one or several blogs to your page. This can be done with Drag & drop blog post editor for both web and mobile.

Limitations

If you plan to create an online store with Weebly you should note that payments are accepted only via PayPal or Google Checkout. So if you are looking for advanced ecommerce options Weebly is not the best choice.

Other disadvantage is that you can get support only via email form and only in English language. Some limitations have websites that function on the free basis, for example they contain advertisement, have limited space etc.

Best for

Weebly was created as a tool for everyone who wants to create a unique and good-looking website. It can be ideal for personal homepages, small business owners, artists of all kinds, designers, musicians etc. You can create an online store with this platform as well.

How Much Does It Cost?

Weebly is really open to anyone – you can create a website with this tool completely for free. There are no time limitations for a free version too, it means that you can use your website as long as you want.

The 2 paid packages have very reasonable price. You can get Starter plan for only 4$ per month and gain custom branding options, expanded site statistics and premium support. The complete package Pro with professional features is offered for 8$ per month. Pro Plan allows users to extend site usability and add such features as search, audio player, password protection, file upload, header slideshows and view expanded visitor statistics.